Double-row stalk-cutter.



F. M. PEDEN. DOUBLE ROW STALK CUTTER. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 12,1908.

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DOUBLE ROW STALK CUTTER.

APPLIOATION TILED JUNE 12,1908.

92 1 ,448 Patented May 11, 1909.

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Patented May 11, 1609. Serial No. 433,199.

Specification 01' Letters Patent. Application filed June 12, 1908 To alt whom it may concern: sides of a central bar 13 and to the rear ex- Be it known that I, FRANCIS M. PEnEN, a tremity of the latter and also to the rear ends citizen of the Umted States, residing at l of the side bars 10 are connected by' bolt ewark, 1n the county of Wise, State of I fasteners 14 the bent extremities of end bars eXas, have invented certain new and useful 15 which latter prevent the spreading of said Improvements 1n Double-Row StallrCutters; side bars and alsoserve to center the bar 13 an I do hereby declare the following to be a extending across the middle of the frame. full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in it appertains to make and brackets for bearings lfiinwhichisjourt e art to which naled an axle 17 ha mounted thereon at use the same; opposite ends the usu transporting wheels The lnvention relates to a stalk cutter and 18. To the forwardly extending portion 19 more particularly to the class of wheeled of thecentral bar 13 is swiveled as at20 the le row stalk cutting machines. standard 21 of a ground wheel 22 whereby he primary object of the invention is the the implement or machine ma be guided at provis on of an implement for cutting or i its front. At the extreme en of the extenchopplng stalk and lncludes a wheeled frame sion 19 there is a perforated head 23 for the aving vertically adjustable sections mountattachment of the draft animals. ed therein and supporting rotatable stalk Extending across the frame near. the front cutters, the said sections adapted to be i raised and lowered vertically by operable means whereby the'stalk cutters] at-its extremities tap are regulated with respect to the ground. same securely in th Another object of the invention is the forms a ivotal connection for vertically swin ing f rames'or sections 26 each of which is su stantially U-shape and disposed on ciency. one side of the center bar 13and within the side bars 10 and which frame or section includes parallel alining arms27 spaced from h other and into which are journaled shafts 28 which are rotatably supported therein.

Fixed to plates 29 of and out from opposite corners of each of these plates are inwardly extending lugs or nuts 25 to hold the e frame and which rod will Eossess superior advantages in oint of snug city, durability and generale ith these and other objects in view the mvention consists in the construction, com- I )mation and arrangement of be hereinafter more fully described and as E illustrated in the g I which disclose the preferred embodiment of 9 each shaft 28 are spaced end the invention, it being however, understood may be made within the scope of the invenl tion such as come properly within the terms i ears 30 to which are secured stalk cutters or the appended claim without departing E blades 31 by bolt fasteners 32' to form a uni- (sipin't of the invention. ta structure for cutting stalks. To the cenrawings;-Figure 1 is a top plan 5 tra bar 13 is fulcrumed a bell-crank lever 33 a machine constructed in accordance I having an outwardly extending short arm 34 Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is an end view of l ling member 35 having short arms or extenone of the stalk cutters. Fig. 4- is a trans? l sions 36 the free ends'of which are pivoted as verse horizontal sectional view of the ma- 5 at 31 to the free ends of the sections 26 Fig. 5 is a rear end view of the maf whereby the latter may be raised or lowered in the main frame of the implement so as to vary the position of the stalk cutters with respect to the ground.

he upwardly extending arm 38 of the hell crank lever is provided with a s ring actuated stop member 39 of the or ary construction and engaging a segment rack 49 which is supported by and secured to the i center bar of the frame. In rear of the segthe view of chine. v

Similar reference characters indicate correspondin parts throughout the several views in t e drawings.

In the drawings is shown, the frame of the implement or machine including side bars 10 each bent on itself to form an angularly disposed front portion 11 which portions are connected by a bolt fastener 12 to opposite To the side bars 10 are secured adjustablesubstantially square formation the free end of which is connected to a coup 7 cross bars unlted to the side rom the main draft beam on axle to the side bars, swinging sections. pivotally connected on opposite sides of the draft beam between the same and the side bars, shafts journaled in said swinging sections, spaced end plates secured to said shafts ment rack 40 and secured to the center bar is a seat standard 41 having the usual seat 42 t on the implement frame.

Carried by the extension 19 are laterally 1 projecting clamp members 43' whereby a tongue may besecured in position on said and having inwardly extending lugs at opdpoextension if found desirable. site corners thereof, cutter blades secure to What is claimed 1s said lugs, a bell crank lever, connections between the bell crank'lever and the sections to raise and lower the latter, and means for locking the bell crank lever to maintain the sections in adjusted position.

In testimony whereof, in presence of two witnesses.

FRANCIS M. PEDEN.

class described comside bars space the opposite sides thereof and having forward angularly disposed portions secured to the draft beam, bars and said draft beamat the rear ends thereof, a guide wheel swiveled at the forward end of the draft beam, an axle, wheels journaled on said axle, clip means adjustably connecting the An implement of the rising a main. draft beam,

- Witnesses:

J. T. WILLIAMS, BERT HAxn'rT.

I affix my signature, 

